Uzbekistan
There are 120 items in Uzbekistan:
The river Oxus |
Oxus (Amudar'ya)
Oxus: Greek name of a river in Central-Asia, now known as Amudar'ya. The river Oxus Although its real ancient name, Waxš, means…
Oxus, FIsherman |
Parni
Parni: nomad tribe from Central Asia, ancestors of the Parthians. A mounted archer The Central-Asian steppe has been the home of nomad…Roxane
Roxane (Bactrian Roshanak): Sogdian princess (c.343-310), official wife of Alexander the Great. Achaemenid woman (or a beardless prince) Roxane - her name…Satibarzanes
Satibarzanes: satrap of Aria, rebel against Alexander the Great. Portrait of an Iranian Satibarzanes was an Iranian nobleman, probably a Persian, who…Scythians / Sacae
"Scythians" (Greek Σκύθαι) and "Sacae" (Old Persian Sakâ): two renderings of Skudat ("archers"?), the name of the nomads of the Central Asian plains. …
Shashtepa, Fragment of a rhyton |
Shorsuv, Portrait of a warrior |
Silk Road
The Silk Road is the modern name for the network of trade routes between the Mediterranean Sea and China. The Silk Road At…Sogdians
Sogdians (Greek: Σογδιανοί or Σόγδοι): ancient name for the people living in the region of Maracanda (modern Samarkand). Their land is known as Sogdia, Sogdiana (Greek Σογδιανή), or Transoxiana.The land …
Snake amulet |